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Comment #45244054
I've seen several complaints here about how GOS does "user profiles", specifically complaining they make the UX too poor. There is a weaker form of user profiles called "work profi…
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Comment #43807697
This has precedence for the LA Metro in 2017. https://observer.com/2017/10/la-metro-promotes-transit-etiqu...
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Comment #19334633
Stopped reading after being informed that my thinking the word "Eskimo", which the author zerself used, is offensive.
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Comment #18901119
There's still a few nodes remaining in Asia. https://tormap.void.gr/ As a point of comparison, look at the nodes for Ethereum, which, IMHO, is a even more disruptive idea than Tor.…
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Comment #18900802
I left Tor Project after seven years for the same reason (the pivot from "internet privacy" to "human rights watch for nerds" where internet privacy is a means to an end). At Tor P…
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Comment #18500171
Does this mean that she can no longer be considered a diversity hire for university positions?
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Comment #16905986
Ethereum
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Comment #16502515
I'm here to report to you that unfortunately they are not that company. I hear they used to be everything the nerds dreamed, but as the company grew, the original culture was unabl…
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Comment #14934785
Knowing nothing about the manifesto, the article's frequent use of weasel words makes me want to support to author of the manifesto.
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Comment #14756115
This has been done in Singapore for years. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10108869359209909&se...
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Comment #13631345
You know, this sounds absurd, but I like it.
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Comment #13256111
please someone teach this student LaTeX.
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Comment #12428101
Okay, if Tor decides they'd pare back of the rest of the world to "focus at home", that would be a perfectly fine thing, logically consistent thing to do However, this argument doe…
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Comment #12427182
Good point. To answer you directly---in short they like whistleblowing. More long-form they like some of the protection features---e.g., protection against corporate espionage from…
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Comment #12426875
relays: * https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/46022AFBB0B1A771EE3CB3... * https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/AD00FAC2AB97E310ECAB25...
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Comment #12426856
> But hey, if you decide to use a proxy that screams "I'M A POLITICAL DISSIDENT" with every packet you send they might just get interested. Hit the nail on the head my good sir.
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Comment #12426604
Thank you 1ris! Yes, that is exactly the point.
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Comment #12426427
Tor operators are the main ones at increased risk. But the key point that there's no good reason for any of them to be at increased risk at all.
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Comment #12426409
That's a perfectly fine response, and it's completely logical. However, Tor self-righteously insists it is improving human rights, especially for improving human rights outside the…
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Comment #12426386
> I have much respect for Virgil, but I also think Tor is in need of a rebrand at home. Thanks! I love you too. > These are things that economic resources that have to answer to We…
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Comment #12426333
You can run relays in Singapore. But you'll first want to leave your cellphone number with the police so they give you a call before visiting you at home. After the pivot there rem…
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Comment #12426308
Author here. In short, Singapore authorities view Privacy as a double-edged sword. They recognize it's power for anti-corruption (which they love), but dislike the human-rights ang…
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Comment #9051955
Why is this better than netcat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcat
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Comment #8673093
This is hilarious. I also contributed to BGI-Cognitive Genomics.
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Comment #5811534
Please share, what comparable setup have you used?